Product assessment reports provide a timely and in-depth evaluation on how leading products and services in a market measure up to their competition. Updated regularly by our industry-leading analysts, product assessment reports deliver an objective and un-biased look at a product's strengths and weaknesses, and relevant product metrics. Compare selected products with side-by-side listings of product metrics and other factors, with a focus on actionable intelligence. Click here to find out how you can get access to Telecom Equipment Buyer.

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Alcatel-Lucent IP Border Controller
Alcatel-Lucent’s IP Border Controller (IBC) solution is moving to the telco cloud, aided by Intel’s Data Plane Development Kit. With a smaller customer roster than rivals, will the IBC now be able to be deployed more extensively?
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GENBAND QUANTiX SBC
The GENBAND QUANTiX SBC is very extensively deployed. However, without a refreshed signaling/media architecture and standalone appliance performance uplift, it risks being left behind in the rush to service large 4G mobile network requirements. (4/3/2014) | Subscriber Access |

Huawei SessionEngine2600
Huawei’s new SE2900 3RU appliance form factor marks a step change in the company’s approach to the SBC market. However, it still remains to be seen whether it can succeed outside the company’s wider installed base. (4/3/2014)
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Metaswitch Perimeta Session Border Controller
The Perimeta SBC is steadily gaining product strength and deployment numbers. However, whether or not the ‘decomposed’ and COTS IT-based SBC arguments have been won, the product still needs validation in a large IMS-based mobile network. (4/3/2014) | Subscriber Access |

Oracle Communications Session Border Controller
Oracle’s SBC continues to leads the service provider market on nearly all fronts. However, as its flagship 6300 platform is challenged by more recent products, this lead is narrowing; the company now needs to do something new. (4/3/2014)
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Sonus Networks Session Border Controller (SBC Series)
Sonus Networks’ SBC Series now includes a Software Edition and a top-end product, the SBC 7000. Nevertheless, will the extended SBC Series fulfill the company’s ‘next generation SBC’ vision? To do so, it needs to show some mobile IMS wins. (4/3/2014)
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